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Issue: June 15,2007
Case: Coma and Altered Mental Status
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Question:
Especially in elderly patients,
alcoholics, and patients on anticoagulants, always suspect
subdural hematoma as a cause of altered mental status.
Localizing signs are often absent. The best diagnostic test is
__.
- lumbar puncture
- CT scan of the head
- EEG
- transcranial doppler test
- clinical examination
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